BOARD00380

• Board Meeting Date: 7/30/1958
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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2. To assign the work to be done, and the questions
to be answered, to individuals who are available for that
purpose. We have been assured of the assistance of technical
people from the staffs of some interest?d agencies and the
cooperation of private organizations who have done substantial I.
work in this field. We would request the cooperation and
assistance of all public agencies interested in the subject
matter. In addition, to the extent they are made available,
the Commission would expect to utilize the services of the
members of the staff and the data available in the office of
the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the State Engineer
of Colorado, and will fully cooperate with these two agencies
in developing the ultimate legal and engineering conclusions
to be presented to this Board;

3. The Commission recommends that the Board author-
ize the Director to permit its Chief Engineer and Special Legal
Counselor other personnel to act in behalf of the Board in
liaison with the Commission.

4. It seems clear, however, that the personnel that
may be made available as set forth in Paragraph 2 cannot ac-
complish the great bulk of work and certain other highly
specialized work. Therefore, in cooperation with and subject
to the approval of the Director of the Colorado Water Conser-
vation Board and the Governor, the Commission could select
persons to be retained as consultants to supplement the ef-
forts of persons otherwise available, including, where good
reason therefor exists, members or alternates of the Commission
itself. In addition, of course, all expenditures will be fully
justified and subject to the approval of the Directors and the
Governor, in accordance with the provisions of the appropria-
tion available to the Colorado Water Conservation Board for
these special legal and engineering studies;

5. When specific answers are given to the specific
questions, the Commission will review the work thoroughly, and
coordinate the work into a report setting forth the facts
found. Alternatives, if any, which the Commission feels are
open to the State of Colorado in fixing its policy, and the
recommendations of the Commission as to the courses of action
that seem to best protect the interests of the State, will be
included in the report.

It is contemplated that a unanimous report will be
submitted. If the Commission does not fully agree on inter-
pretation of data, the different viewpoints will be presented
to the Board.

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6. Based on the report submitted, as provided in